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OHIO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2021-22 • GAME 25
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m ET | Ohio (14-10, 8-7 MAC) vs. Buffalo (18-8, 12-4 MAC) | Alumni Arena | Buffalo, N.Y. | ESPN3 | Live Stats | Listen Live

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Having picked up wins in the first two games of their three-game road trip, Ohio will aim to make it 3-0 on Wednesday night (Feb. 23). The Bobcats (14-10, 8-7) will take on Buffalo (18-8, 12-4) inside Alumni Arena, tipping-off at 7 p.m., and broadcast on ESPN3. Fans can also tune in to the radio broadcast via the Stretch platform.

Facing a five point deficit with less than three minutes to play, Ohio (14-10, 8-7) went on a 10-0 run to help secure a 69-66 victory over Akron (13-9, 10-6) on Monday evening (Feb. 21). Cece Hooks poured in 28 points, including 22 in the second half, and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the team, while Gabby Burris was the other player in double figures with 11 total points, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. And with the game tied late in the fourth quarter, Erica Johnson hit a clutch three-pointer with just over a minute remaining to give Ohio a lead they would never relinquish.

Ohio will be looking to complete the season sweep of Buffalo on Wednesday night, having already picked up the win at home in late January, 68-66. Cece Hooks grabbed a career high 16 rebounds en route to a double-double after also scoring 20 points against the Bulls. Kaylee Bambule gave Ohio the lead for the first time all game in the fourth quarter, after connecting on back-to-back three pointers.

SCOUTING THE BULLS
The Bulls are led on offense by Dyaisha Fair, who is top of the conference in scoring per game at 23.8 points a contest. Buffalo has two other players who score in double figures, Georgia Woolley (14.0) and Summer Hemphill (13.4). Hemphill leads the team in rebounds, with 9.5 boards a game. As a team, the Bulls have found success lately, with their only loss in the last 8 games coming at the hands of Northern Illinois, 69-64, in overtime.

HISTORIC VICTORY FOR COACH BOLDON
Bob Boldon reached a milestone with Ohio's win against Bowling Green on Feb. 19, as the 82-69 result was his 100th win as Ohio's head coach. He's the only head coach in program history to record 100 MAC wins at the helm.

ALL-TIME GREAT IN THE MAC
With a made floater in the third quarter against Bowling Green on Jan. 22, Cece Hooks surpassed Kim Knuth (Toledo, 1995-99) for most points scored in Mid-American Conference basketball history (2,510).

FINDING HER FOOTING
Yaya Felder, after being the first off the bench all season, started in three consecutive conference games for the Bobcats. She recorded a career- high 16 points in the first two starts, and then set a new career high in Ohio's game against Eastern Michigan with 20 points. She also tied a career high with 9 rebounds against Western Michigan on Saturday afternoon

HOOKS SITS ATOP OHIO'S RECORD BOOK
Cece Hooks set the career scoring record in Ohio basketball history in the Bobcats' win over Central Michigan on Jan. 15, 2022. Her reverse layup with 5:58 remaining in the 2nd quarter eclipsed the previous record of 2,449 points held by Caroline Mast since 1986.

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Ohio had two players record double-doubles in the game against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 14. Cece Hooks had 12 points and 10 assists, her ninth double-double of the season; and Gabby Burris poured in 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year.

UNIQUE ENDING
Ohio was faced with an unique challenge to finish out their game against Northern Illinois, as they were forced to play with only four players on the court. Already playing with limited numbers due to COVID-19 protocols, the Bobcats had two players foul out, and another exit due to injury, leaving only four remaining players for the final 3:30 of action.

ONE GRAND FOR CECE
With her 13 made shots against Ball State, Cece Hooks reached 1,000 made field goals in her career. She's the first player in both Ohio and MAC history to reach the milestone.

DEJA VU FROM DEEP?
After hitting a clutch three-pointer to help Ohio defeat Buffalo in the 2020-21 season, Kaylee Bambule hit two consecutive shots from deep against Buffalo to give the Bobcats their first lead of the game halfway through the fourth quarter on Monday, Jan. 24.

UNIQUE COMPANY FOR JOHNSON
Erica Johnson is one of only three active four- year players with career totals of at least 1,300 points, 450 rebounds, 350 assists, and 100 steals. She joins Haylee Andrews (Portland) and Sophia Ramos (San Diego State) on that list.

NOT THE ONLY RECORD SET THIS SEASON
With her 11 made field goals against UMass Lowell on Dec. 20, Cece Hooks broke the school record for field goals made in a career, surpassing the previous mark of 898 set by Caroline Mast (1982-86).

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
Ohio's high powered offense is atop the Mid-American Conference in scoring, averaging 75.7 points per game.

STEALS ON ONE END, SECURE ON THE OTHER
Ohio's defensive effort is spearheaded by their ability to steal the ball, as the Bobcats lead the MAC in steals per game with 10. Alongside their defensive effort, on the offensive end of the floor, Ohio leads the conference in turnover margin, at +4.6

HALFWAY TO A HUNDRED
With her 11th 20+ point performance against Miami on Jan. 17, Cece Hooks logged her 50th 20+ point game in her Bobcat career.

CAREER DAYS ALL AROUND
Kaylee Bambule set a career high in points scored (18), total field goals made (6), and three pointers made (6) in the Bobcats game against Minnesota. Madi Mace matched her career high with 16 points against the Golden Gophers, and then set a new career high two games later with 17 points against Binghamton.

WARM WELCOME BACK TO THE CONVO
Ohio returned to action on the Convocation Center floor in front of fans for the first time since the 2019-20 season when the Bobcats took on Mercyhurst on Nov. 20. Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson each scored 21 points to help lead Ohio to a convincing 90-46 victory. Freshman guard Yaya Felder made her first start in a Bobcat uniform, scoring 10 points and grabbing a team-high 8 rebounds.

RUN IT BACK
The Bobcats return all five starters and nearly all bench players from their 2020-21 team that made it to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament and played in the WNIT as well.

PRESEASON ALL-MAC PICKS
As a team, Ohio was picked to win the regular season Mid-American Conference title, picking up 132 total votes and four first-place votes. The Bobcats also had Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson picked to the preseason All- MAC First Team.

CECE'S RECORDS CAREER
- Scoring, first (2,723)

- Steals, first (477)

- Field goals made, first (1,036)

- Points per game, second (19.0)

- Assists, second (486)

SEASON
- Points per game, 25.1, first, 2020-21

- Field goals made, 239, second, 2020-21

- Steals, 110, first, 2018-19

- Steals, 106, second, 2019-20

- Steals, 100, third, 2017-18

- Steals, 94, fourth, 2020-21

2,000 POINT SCORER
Cece Hooks became the second player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points last season, doing so in a victory over Ball State on February 10.

1,000 POINT SCORERS
Two Bobcats - Gabby Burris, Erica Johnson -- are 1,000 point scorers for Ohio.

Burris averaged 13.6 points per game last season, Johnson was second on the team with 18.1.

LAST YEAR'S HONORS
For the third-straight year, Cece Hooks was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Hooks was also named the MAC Player of the Year, was a member of the All-MAC first team, and an All- American Honorable Mention last season.

Erica Johnson was named to the All-MAC Third Team, after going 41-of-125 from behind the three-point line in just 14 games and recording double-digit points in every game she appeared in.

Gabby Burris earned All-MAC Honorable Mention recognition after last season, after leading the team in free-throw percentage (81.8%) and shooting 45.1% from the field overall.

Madi Mace was chosen for the All-Freshman team after playing in all 20 games throughout the season and averaging 8 points per game while shooting 41.4% from the field.

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